Over the past two weekends, Stitch has reigned supreme at the domestic box office yet again. The film Lilo & Stitch raked in a staggering $63 million this weekend, marking a 57% decrease from its earnings last weekend – much like what happened with The Little Mermaid two years ago. After just 10 days on screens, this blockbuster has amassed a whopping $280.1 million in North America, almost doubling the original Lilo & Stitch’s earnings from 23 years back. Not bad for a movie that sits comfortably in the middle of the pack. Taking its international earnings into account, we can expect Stitch to surpass the $1 billion mark worldwide within a short span of time.
Mission Impossible – The Last Accounting
Over the weekend, Mission Impossible – The Last Accounting earned an additional $27.2 million, bringing its total to $122.61 million over 10 days. Currently, it appears that this film will finish with a domestic total of around $185-$195 million. If it manages to maintain strong ticket sales for the next three weekends, surpassing the $200 million mark is certainly within reach.
In a less-than-impressive debut, “Karate Kid: Legends” earned $21 million during its opening weekend. Despite Sony/Columbia Pictures investing only $45 million in this somewhat lackluster follow-up to the original series, it fell short by 58% compared to the opening weekend of Jaden Smith’s “Karate Kid” from 15 years ago. Furthermore, it is unlikely that “Legends” will approach the box office successes achieved by the top three “Karate Kid” films, two of which were released in the ’80s. The lackluster promotional efforts for this film left many moviegoers uninterested and unimpressed, resulting in minimal buzz or anticipation for “Legends.
To put it simply, the anticipation for Ralph Macchio reprising his role in a new Karate Kid sequel has been somewhat dampened by Cobra Kai. Given that people can enjoy several seasons of Cobra Kai from home, it’s hard to see why they would pay to watch another installment. Moreover, while the 2010 film did have its supporters, it was primarily Jaden Smith who was the focus, not Jackie Chan. Mixing these parts of the storyline resulted in a crossover that seemed unnecessary. Not every franchise requires a legacy sequel, and thankfully, Sony kept production costs low on this one.
Final Destination: Bloodlines experienced a decline of about 45% from its previous week’s earnings, resulting in a third weekend box office collection of approximately $10.8 million. With this, its total domestic earnings have reached an impressive $111.71 million, outperforming all other Final Destination films combined. The film with the smallest drop among the top ten was Sinners, which saw a 39% decrease this weekend and earned another $5.2 million. This cultural phenomenon has now amassed a domestic total of $267.08 million.
Over the weekend, the team behind “Talk to Me” released their latest chilling horror production titled “Bring Her Back.” This movie, with its disturbing depiction of gruesome body horror on teenagers, garnered a decent $7.08 million in earnings. However, this figure represents a 32% drop compared to the initial release of “Talk to Me” back in July 2023, two years ago. Despite not reaching blockbuster status as A24 had hoped, “Bring Her Back” still managed a satisfactory opening for a lower-budgeted horror film. The primary reason it may not have reached higher numbers could be the oversaturated market of horror movies, and the fact that “Bring Her Back” didn’t have quite as memorable an image to anchor its promotional campaign as the iconic hand from “Talk to Me.
Among the top ten films, “Sinners” experienced the smallest decrease from one weekend to the next, dropping by 39%. It brought in an additional $5.2 million, totaling $267.08 million domestically so far. On the other hand, “Thunderbolts*” saw a 50% drop and earned another $4.8 million, bringing its domestic total to $181.85 million. This places it on track to become an exception among post-2011 Marvel Studios titles for failing to reach the $200 million mark domestically, which is a notable achievement that it has not yet achieved.
The movie titled “Friendship” expanded to 238 more theaters this past weekend, bringing its current play locations to 1,293. It earned an additional $2.56 million, marking a 51% decrease from the previous week. This small-scale indie comedy has proven to be quite successful, having grossed a total of $12.36 million domestically so far. Meanwhile, “The Last Rodeo” also entered its second weekend in wide release, seeing a 60% drop and earning another $2.14 million. Its domestic total now stands at $10.75 million.
This weekend, the tour “J-hope Tour ‘Hope on the Stage'” was screened in limited showings at 631 cinemas in Japan: Live Viewing. It generated a commendable $939,173, averaging $1,488 per theater. On the other hand, “The Accountant 2” experienced a 62% drop and earned an extra $776,000, bringing its domestic total to $64.99 million. Another movie from April 2025, “A Minecraft Movie,” was screened in fewer theaters this week and saw a significant 66% decrease in earnings, grossing another $755,000, accumulating a domestic total of $422.95 million. Lastly, “Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience” debuted in 428 theaters and made $689,817, averaging $1,612 per theater.
In its initial limited release, the newest film by Wes Anderson titled “The Phoenician Scheme” has generated a spark with a box office take of $570,000 from six theaters. This translates to an impressive average of $95,000 per theater, though it lags slightly behind “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “Asteroid City.” However, this is a minor criticism for such a promising opening. The movie will expand into wide release on Friday, poised to rake in substantial earnings. It’s anticipated that “The Phoenician Scheme” will soon join the ranks of 2025’s top three limited releases, surpassing $10+ million, following “Becoming Led Zeppelin” and “Friendship.
A Look at Recent Film Releases and Their Box Office Performance
In 526 theaters, the film Jane Austen Wrecked My Life was expanded and earned a weekend gross of $561,126. This isn’t an extraordinary amount, but it’s significant as the film has now amassed a total of $977,477 from its first ten days in domestic cinemas. If its theater count doesn’t dwindle next weekend, it might very well surpass the $2 million mark domestically – a commendable achievement for a Sony Pictures Classics production.
On the other hand, IFC Films seems to be improving its horror film launches, but their attempt to launch the samurai adventure film Tornado in 412 theaters demonstrates that they still have room for improvement when it comes to releasing non-horror titles. Unfortunately, Tornado opened to a disappointing $130,001, equating to a dismal $316 per theater average.
Over the weekend, the number one movie earned $143 million, which was a strong performance following Memorial Day. This was slightly more than the previous record of $118.39 million. However, this weekend’s box office revenue was 9% lower than in 2019 when “The Secret Life of Pets 2” debuted, but it was 49% higher than in 2018 when “Solo: A Star Wars Story” was still leading the pack. All things considered, this was a respectable showing, considering there wasn’t a big post-Memorial Day release like in 2017 with “Wonder Woman” or 2015 with “San Andreas”. Instead, established hits like “Lilo & Stitch” and “Bloodlines” continued to perform well.
It seems that by the close of May 2025, the domestic box office had roughly amassed $966.6 million, positioning it among the largest such months since movie theaters shuttered in March 2020.
As a movie enthusiast, I’d like to share that, prior to May 2025, these were my top eleven favorite months at the domestic box office since March 2020:
1. December 2020
2. August 2021
3. November 2020
4. October 2020
5. July 2021
6. February 2021
7. June 2021
8. September 2020
9. December 2021
10. January 2021
11. November 2021
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July 2023: $1.362 billion
July 2024: $1.18 billion
July 2022: $1.13 billion
June 2023: $1.003 billion
December 2024: $986.3 million
June 2022: $968.95 million
June 2024: $965.93 million
December 2021: $921.38 million
November 2024: $900.73 million
April 2023: $899.48 million
August 2024: $892.10 million
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2025’s May marks the seventh-largest grossing month at the domestic box office since movie theaters closed in March 2020 due to COVID-19. This is an impressive debut for the summer season of 2024. However, June might pose some difficulties compared to the previous three Junes. The upcoming films in June don’t seem to be on track to match the staggering numbers of June 2022/2023/2024 new releases such as “Inside Out 2”, “Jurassic World Dominion”, and “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.” Nevertheless, “How to Train Your Dragon” and “28 Years Later” are expected to be successful, and we’ll have to wait and see how “Elio”, “F1”, and “Materialists” perform. The moviegoing season is off to a fantastic start, and with the lineup of blockbusters in July 2025, there’s a strong possibility that this summer is only heating up.
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